I missed the live session yesterday due to it being so late for the UK but the good news is that the full recorded video is now available for those that missed Ebbe Linden live speech.

Here are the bits I found most interesting from watching the recording today. I did notice there was fewer audience members in the crowd this year compared with previous VWBPE conferences for Ebbe. I would imagine this is due to the bad timing of the session or perhaps it’s because interest has dropped for some reason.

Second Life

Second Life performance is continuing improving, quality and stability is improving

Linden Lab are working on new avatars, new web on prim

In the pipeline: improved registration api coming, improving the time to redeem money

Linden Lab are working on a Oculus Viewer working with Second Life & Graphics Viewer

Community Gateway Program is proceeding, unknown for ship date, work to be done with registation api. Progress is going well and some have had beta access. The lab are doing simple contracts.

Ebbe says he doesn’t know when he will remake his avatar or making bears for people

Project Sansar

Now over two years into Project Sansar

Since August 2015 there have been a handful of users working on it

The lab are focused on creators for the rest of the year

May or June for the lab to start accepting applications (hundreds of creators/users by the end of the year)

General availability at the end of the year

Second Life and Project Sansar are separate products

Invitation only and the lab have hand picked skilled/experienced users

In May or June people can request entry online

Age range will be 13+

There will be content ratings (adult content) at some point in the near future

Project Sansar will be made for PCs, Windows, Oculus & the Vive

Mobile versions Project Sansar planned for Android and Apple IOS (2017+) – Streaming version solutions being worked on. Mac support later on.

Goal to be crossed platform for Project Sansar

Project Sansar money exchange may be launched. Transfer between SL and Project Sansar.

From June 2016 people can sign up to Project Sansar and the lab will pick experienced/skilled users

Third party tools will be supported, common file formats will be used, layer tools, original content tools over time

Still pictures of Project Sansar released during the last few months showing what’s possible

Project Sansar is still work in progress, still looking for answers in some areas

Between now and June 2016 the lab will be revealing more of Project Sansar in action and more pictures